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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2016
Applicant:
Ams Ag, Unterpremstaetten, AT;
Inventor:
Vincenzo Leonardo, Waedenswil, CH;
Assignee:
ams AG, Unterpremstaetten, AT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/44 (2006.01); G01J 1/42 (2006.01); H01L 31/02 (2006.01); H01L 31/107 (2006.01); H01L 27/144 (2006.01); H01L 31/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/4228 (2013.01); H01L 27/1446 (2013.01); H01L 31/02027 (2013.01); H01L 31/107 (2013.01); H01L 31/125 (2013.01); G01J 2001/442 (2013.01); G01J 2001/448 (2013.01); G01J 2001/4466 (2013.01);
Abstract
An avalanche diode arrangement () comprises an avalanche diode () that is coupled to a first voltage terminal () and to a first node (), an event detector () for detecting a trigger event of the avalanche diode () and being coupled to the first node (), a quenching circuit () that is coupled to the first node (), and a detection circuit () coupled to the first node (). The detection circuit () is configured to provide a detection signal (SVC) that depends on a value of a node voltage (SVA) at the first node ().